DAVIE - The strength of this year's Miami Dolphins team is the defense. That's no secret, but the majestic aspect of that unit is how many diverse defensive looks they can create because of all the interchangeable pieces.

It has truly been a pleasure to watch defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle call plays because it is a challenge to put a finger on what front the Dolphins are in, who is coming with the blitz, and who is covering who.

On just about every series the Dolphins defense changes it up, either with a new player, or new formation, and does something different.

Miami can give teams a 4-3 look, or a 3-4 look, which clamped down in the Colts' rushing attack in the second half. They can put eight men in the box and then come, or drop five and get respectable pressure with three. Then they can give you the speed package, which continued to evolve last week considering Dion Jordan spent most of the game dropping back into coverage, shadowing Andrew Luck's eyes.

Coyle's unit is hard to game plan for, and we'll truly learn how much trouble it gives a good quarterback this week against Falcons Pro Bowler Matt Ryan.

Here is this week's rewind of the Colts win.

Team's biggest issue moving forward: There is a trend to how the Dolphins are being beaten by tight ends. They usually are covered by the defensive ends, like on the 40-yard catch Coby Fleener brought down in the first half, which came when Luck caught defensive end Olivier Vernon dropping back into coverage.

Strong safety Reshad Jones got beat on the Fleener 3-yard touchdown. He was supposed to switch assignments with Dannell Ellerbe and was slow to pick it up. Teams will do this all season against Miami until they fix it. And the issue centers around everyone's coverage responsibilities.

Jordan Cameron caught nine of 13 passes thrown his way for 109 yards and a touchdown. And fellow Browns tight end Gary Barnridge caught one pass for 9-yards.

That's 118 of Cleveland's 289 passing yards, which is 41 percent off the Browns' passing yards.

Fleener, who is Indianapolis' backup, caught four of eight passes for 69 yards and Andrew Luck's only touchdown on the game. Dominique Jones caught one of two passes for 13 yards (Jason Trusnik broke up the other). That's 82 of Indianapolis' 321 yards coming from the tight ends, or 25 percent.

The two touchdown passes the Dolphins have allowed have both come from the opposition's tight end. And this week Miami faces Tony Gonzalez, a first ballot Hall of Famer. YIKES!

Stock Up: Charles Clay appears to be blossoming in his role as the team's H-back, tight end, jack of all trades. This former Tulsa fullback the Dolphins selected in the sixth-round of the 2011 draft has always had talent, but he lacked consistency in his first two seasons. Clay seems to have turned the corner this season considering he's caught 10 passes for 163 yards in two games, and scored a rushing touchdown on his first NFL carry.

His big 67-yard catch came with him working on the line of scrimmage as a tight end, which is rare. He attacked the seam, getting behind linebacker Pat Angerer, and Colts safety Antoine Bethea made a poor read, going for the interception. Tannehill put it on Clay's right shoulder and all he saw was open field. However, the best aspect of that play was the protection Tannehill got.

Last week Clay struggled with his blocking responsibilities, but they weren't an issue against the Colts....

Free safety Chris Clemons is really playing better than he did a year ago. He was responsible for two deflections against the Colts, and contributed three tackles. Clemons is rated as the sixth best safety in the NFL by ProFootballFocus.com.

Stock Down: Olivier Vernon is struggling as the starting right end. The former University of Miami standout isn't setting the edge effectively. The Colts attacked his side and got decent yardage running at Vernon. Ahmad Bradshaw's touchdown run at the goal line went right through his gap. This is the second straight week he's struggled. Against the Browns Vernon was facing the best left tackle in the NFL in Joe Thomas. This week there is no excuse. Vernon, who did register half a sack against the Colts, is rated as the NFL's worst defensive end out of everyone who has played 25% of their team's snaps. It is his second straight week at the bottom.

Surprise of the game: The Dolphins had a package which featured all the linebackers blitzing and the three defensive linemen dropping. Philip Wheeler got the deflection on a Luck pass. It was an amazing play call....

On Lamar Miller's touchdown run Dion Sims pancake his defender, and Michael Egnew sealed the outside for Miller, who bounced the run to the left. What's impressive about that play was both tight ends lined up on the same side.

Did you miss: Dolphins defensive lineman Derrick Shelby recovered his second sack-fumble in two games. Shelby is being utilized in the defensive end rotation, taking a series for Vernon and Cameron Wake in the second half. At this point he's earned more playing time, and should be pushing Vernon for the starting spot. ProFootballFocus.com rates Shelby the NFL's 24th best defensive end on a per snap basis for his 37 snaps.

For the record: The Dolphins put Mike Wallace in motion on his first catch, which has been something I've begged for. Any play the defense covered Wallace with the cornerback off the offense ran an inside slant, or drag with their $60 million receiver. It was an interesting, calculated approach that put pressure on Indianapolis' linebackers, and helped Clay get open in the seam. Clay and Wallace played a nice two-man game together. Wallace's touchdown on the screen was a result of that approach. Clay, Tyson Clabo and Mike Pouncey had nice blocks on Wallace's screen, which was thrown because the Colts were playing off....

Clay, Wallace and Brandon Gibson each dropped Tannehill passes. I generally don't make a big deal about drops because it happens, but all three appear to be struggling with drops at times. One of my biggest issue with Tannehill from the past has been his location of passes, but that doesn't seem to be a problem in 2013. Tannehill is completing 65.3 percent of his passes, which has him ranked eighth in terms of accuracy so far.

Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts throws a desperate pass on fourth down as he is being brought down by Philip Wheeler (back), Cameron Wake (91) and Randy Starks (94) of the Dolphins. The play resulted in a turnover on downs and the Dolphins were able to run out the clock to preserve a...

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